Police arrest three, seek one in robbery

LINCOLN ACRES – Deputies arrested two men and a woman Tuesday night on suspicion of robbing a man of his wallet and cell phone hours earlier.

The robbery occurred at 8:19 p.m. near Ridgeway Drive and Granger Avenue, in this unincorporated community surrounded by southeast National City, sheriff's Sgt. William Giltner said.

Sheriff's officials provided few details about the robbery, but Giltner said deputies were searching for a fourth person in the robbery. Deputies did not recover the wallet or phone, Giltner said.

A witness called police shortly after the robbery and said the robbers had hidden in a house on Granger Avenue near Leonard Street. Deputies and police from National City and Chula Vista then surrounded the house.

Two men, ages 24 and 29, and a woman, 27, eventually surrendered.

Deputies searched the house and found a handgun that matched the description of the weapon used in the robbery, and ammunition in a freezer.